Silk Road The Silk Road was many things: a connection for the East and West‚ a valuable empire building resource‚ focus of cultures colliding‚ and a strategic trade route. The most important of these is the connection between the East and West. Without this trade route cultures would have developed completely different‚ and the already distant lands would be in seemingly different universes. Geography The Silk Road is not just one road‚ but an interconnected series of trade routes stretching
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The Silk Road was a very interesting time in life time history. The silk Road was the world’s first superhighway not literally a single road it consisted of a good network of trade routes connecting China with Central Asia and lands beyond all the way to Rome. Goods were usually transported by larch Caravana it’s made up of guides soldiers religious Pilgrims merchants and hundreds of fright bearing camels. The silk Road florist for more than 3000 years and had a major influence on the cultures of
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Russia 1450-1750Western civilization changed significantly between 1450 and 1750. While Russia remained an agricultural society‚ the West became very commercially active and developed a strong manufacturing base. Many of the core areas of the West transformed; governments increased their powers‚ science became the focus of intellectual life. These changes resulted from overseas expansion. Russia‚ on the other hand‚ was heavily concerned with territorial expansion‚ eventually becoming the chief power
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Matthew Choi Period 4 11/25/12 MONGOLS CCOT ESSAY The Mongols were a vast and influential empire that spread throughout Eurasia. From the time of Genghis Khan to the Yuan dynasty‚ the Mongols experienced numerous changes in their lifestyle and leadership as they strayed from their nomadic ancestry. However‚ while they experienced some changes‚ they still clung tightly to their culture until the end of the empire. Genghis Khan was the founder and emperor of the great Mongol Empire‚ and as
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China has been the home to various religions. At different times different dynasties endorsed certain religions while repressing others. While Buddhism flourished during the Sui and Tang dynasty‚ it faced opposition from the government during the Song dynasty. Confucianism lost government endorsement during the Sui and Tang but gained momentum during the Song as Neo-Confucianism. Yuan dynasty promoted Islam and Tibet Buddhism but ignored Confucianism. Different rulers sponsored and protected different
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The music of Turkey‚ dating back to the Silk Road Era‚ contains dissonantly dramatic chords unlike what many Westerners are accustomed to (Sheehan 86). Although the musical foundation of Turkey was created by the blending of customs from outside influences‚ stylistic choices vary throughout the country because individual provinces developed without a sense of national unity (“Turkish”). Turkish music theory practices have been influenced by the history of the Ottoman Empire‚ the Islamic faith‚ and
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Roman Empire experienced a number of political and cultural changes and continuities. While Rome experienced political change in terms of the impact of Christianity on the Roman government‚ patriarchy continued politically as the mainstay of the Roman governmental and law systems. China: From 100 to 600 CE‚ the Chinese empire experienced a number of political and cultural changes and continuities. While China experienced political changes in terms of the fall of the Han Empire‚ the centralized
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Mesopotamia as time continued‚ evolved in numerous ways. This led to Mesopotamia becoming more advanced as time progressed. While time went on during 10‚000 to 1‚000 B.C.E changes occurred‚ including: hunting and gathering‚ agriculture and the domestication of animals‚ and villages evolved to cities‚ and later onto city-states. Although there were many changes continuities were no exception. Some continuities included transportation and metallurgy. As previously stated‚ changes in "The land between
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China has been a powerful empire for a very long period of time‚ China has not always stayed the same though. Throughout its expansive history China has evolved in many ways while retaining many of its original values. Some examples of this can be found in the way China conducted its economy‚ its openness to other ideas‚ and its methods of leadership. Specifically‚ there were very large amounts of change that took place between the warring states period in China and the Yuan dynasty. China’s
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moderator or innovator of social change CHANGE: Social and economic conditions: - Increased mobility of the population: People ready to move from rural to urban or smaller urban to larger urban areas to take advantage of more jobs and better education facilities. - The growth of knowledge: technological advances results in an increase of knowledge available. This growth in knowledge has led to a recognition that schools also need to teach students how to handle change and deal with as yet unknown
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